Analysis of the timelog
Featured in the Time to be Effective! - Time Management Training training manual
By Christine Chun
Category: Management
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
It is essential to have a clear picture of what is happening now if you want to identify things to change in the future. Now that the participants have completed their timelogs, this is the opportunity to extract as much relevant information from them as possible. This training activity uses the completed timelogs to analyse the information gathered and to summarise the findings. The information is used to compare actual time with preferred time, giving the participants the opportunity to evaluate and share practical ideas and define their own specific learning points.
You begin this training activity by asking the participants to analyse their timelogs and compare how the actual time spent on their tasks compares with the preferred time they identified from the handout ‘Where should my time go?' from the training activity ‘Where does your time go.’ To explore these further you set up an ‘interview’ situation and invite the participants to share the learning points with the group. You then ask them to focus specifically on the time spent on telephone calls and interruptions, and to consider how these should be managed in relation to their prime time. Finally, you ask the group members to complete a personalised and specific action plan.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to enable participants to gain vital information for improved performance.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:00:00 |
| No of Pages: | 12 |
Resources: View standard resources for Fenman training activities
Additional resources: 1 yellow and 1 pink highlighter pen for each participant.
Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers and needs to be linked with the training activity ‘Where does your time go?’ It can also be used to enhance a number of other training activities such as the training activity ‘Interruptions – they can’t be avoided but they can be managed’.
Download the training activity, Analysis of the timelog as featured in the Fenman training manual; Time to be Effective! - Time Management Training